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Internal imagery training in active high jumpers
Author(s) -
OLSSON C.J.,
JONSSON BERT,
NYBERG LARS
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00625.x
Subject(s) - jumping , psychology , athletes , training (meteorology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , motor imagery , motor skill , affect (linguistics) , physical therapy , developmental psychology , communication , medicine , physiology , brain–computer interface , physics , electroencephalography , psychiatry , meteorology
The main purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of internal imagery would affect high jumping performance for active high jumping athletes. Over a period of six weeks, a group of active high jumpers were trained with an internal imagery program for a total of 72 minutes. This group was compared to a control group consisting of active high jumpers that only maintained their regular work‐outs during the same time period. Four variables were measured; jumping height, number of failed attempts, take‐off angle, and bar clearance. There was a significant improvement on bar clearance for the group that trained imagery ( p < 0.05) but not for the control group. No other differences were found. The results suggest that internal imagery training may be used to improve a component of a complex motor skill. Possible explanations and future recommendations are discussed.